Difference between Indecent and Earthy

What is the difference between Indecent and Earthy?

Indecent as an adjective is offensive to good taste while Earthy as an adjective is resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).

Indecent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: offensive to good taste not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest or unseemly

Example sentence: Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil spirits by putting their hands before their mouths. We find a reason for the gesture in the delicacy of manner which forbids an indecent exposure.

Earthy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).Down to earth, un-artificed, natural.Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.

We hope you now know whether to use Indecent or Earthy in your sentence.

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